Service difficulty report · Transition Panel · Boeing 737823

Difficulty date
November 25, 2019
Submitted
January 14, 2020
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N978AN
Make and model
Boeing 737823
Aircraft serial
30100
Aircraft time
55,003 hours, 22,655 cycles
Part
Transition Panel
Condition
Corroded
Location
Fuselage
Stage of operation
IN
How discovered
V
Nature of condition
O
Precautionary procedure
K

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

AIRCRAFT IN BASE MAINTENANCE: CORROSION ON AFT CARGO COMPARTMENT TRANSITION PANEL BETWEEN BS 727 AND BS 727H AT RBL 27. REPLACED TRANSITION PANEL PER AARD 51-00-05-1. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT: ENGINEERING REVIEWED THIS EVENT AND DETERMINED THE CORRECT LEVEL WAS LEVEL 1 NOT LEVEL 2. SECTION 7 CORROSION LEVEL FIELD WAS CORRECTED ACCORDINGLY.